Author: Jim Craddock
Publisher: Gale Cengage
ISBN: 9780787674700
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 1686
Book Description
Reviews movies that are available on DVD or tape. Each entry includes title, alternate title, one-to four-bone rating, year released, MPAA rating, brief review, length, format, country of origin, cast, technical personnel, awards and made-for-television/cable/video designations.
Dark Wine at Sunrise (a Hill Vampire Novel Book 2)
Author: Jenna Barwin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780998654942
Category : Man-woman relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Sensual, sophisticated and sinfully addictive!" ~InD'tale MagazineA seductive spy. A powerful vampire. A deadly conspiracy determined to kill them both...Research scientist Cerissa Patel has only one desire: to feel her lover's fangs slip into her neck for the very first time. Once they become blood mates, no one can keep them apart.But it's never that easy.Cerissa's relationship with vampire Henry Bautista violates a centuries-old law, and the town council wants her banned from their secret community. If they have their way, she'll be separated from Henry forever.As if that isn't enough, Henry is still in danger. The would-be assassin lies in a coma, and Cerissa is no closer to knowing who targeted Henry-or why.To make matters worse, her own people forbid her from becoming a vampire's mate. They aren't sure what Henry's bite will do to her and want her focused on her original mission: tracking down the vampires behind a ruthless movement to enslave mortals.Against these odds, Cerissa must find a way to bond with the man who holds her heart, and do so without paying the ultimate price - the loss of her wings forever...Get it now!P.S.: I want you to have the best reading experience possible, so dive into Dark Wine at Midnight first before reading this one. You won't regret it. - Jenna
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780998654942
Category : Man-woman relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Sensual, sophisticated and sinfully addictive!" ~InD'tale MagazineA seductive spy. A powerful vampire. A deadly conspiracy determined to kill them both...Research scientist Cerissa Patel has only one desire: to feel her lover's fangs slip into her neck for the very first time. Once they become blood mates, no one can keep them apart.But it's never that easy.Cerissa's relationship with vampire Henry Bautista violates a centuries-old law, and the town council wants her banned from their secret community. If they have their way, she'll be separated from Henry forever.As if that isn't enough, Henry is still in danger. The would-be assassin lies in a coma, and Cerissa is no closer to knowing who targeted Henry-or why.To make matters worse, her own people forbid her from becoming a vampire's mate. They aren't sure what Henry's bite will do to her and want her focused on her original mission: tracking down the vampires behind a ruthless movement to enslave mortals.Against these odds, Cerissa must find a way to bond with the man who holds her heart, and do so without paying the ultimate price - the loss of her wings forever...Get it now!P.S.: I want you to have the best reading experience possible, so dive into Dark Wine at Midnight first before reading this one. You won't regret it. - Jenna
Dark Wine at Midnight
Author: Jenna Barwin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780998654911
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Dr. Cerissa Patel's a scientist, not a secret agent. But when the Lux order her to spy on the vampires she's trying to help, her duty to obey them leaves her no choice, not with the fate of humanity on the line.Her cover story seems easy as pie: become a vampire's envoy, move to Sierra Escondida, and sign-up investors from among the secret vampire communities to finance her biotech research lab. At least, it looks easy until an assassination attempt leaves the Hill vampires suspicious of her arrival. They don't want her--or her research lab--in their small town.Worse, she must ignore her growing attraction to Henry Bautista, a vampire winemaker with eyes the color of dark bourbon and just as intoxicating--who's hiding his own deep secrets. He's rich, dangerous, and as complex as the wines he makes, and he will do anything to stop her from hurting his town.With him watching her every move, she must uncover who's behind the vampire movement to enslave mortals--before Henry discovers what's hidden beneath her skin...Dark Wine at Midnight is book 1 in the Hill Vampire series.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780998654911
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Dr. Cerissa Patel's a scientist, not a secret agent. But when the Lux order her to spy on the vampires she's trying to help, her duty to obey them leaves her no choice, not with the fate of humanity on the line.Her cover story seems easy as pie: become a vampire's envoy, move to Sierra Escondida, and sign-up investors from among the secret vampire communities to finance her biotech research lab. At least, it looks easy until an assassination attempt leaves the Hill vampires suspicious of her arrival. They don't want her--or her research lab--in their small town.Worse, she must ignore her growing attraction to Henry Bautista, a vampire winemaker with eyes the color of dark bourbon and just as intoxicating--who's hiding his own deep secrets. He's rich, dangerous, and as complex as the wines he makes, and he will do anything to stop her from hurting his town.With him watching her every move, she must uncover who's behind the vampire movement to enslave mortals--before Henry discovers what's hidden beneath her skin...Dark Wine at Midnight is book 1 in the Hill Vampire series.
Iron Sunrise
Author: Charles Stross
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780441012961
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
“[Stross] has the ability to superimpose an intriguing take on contemporary events over an imaginative story peopled by bizarre characters.” – The Kansas City Star A G2 star doesn’t just explode—not without outside interference. So the survivors of the planet Moscow, which was annihilated in just such an event, have launched a counterattack against the most likely culprit: the neighboring system of New Dresden. But New Dresden wasn’t responsible, and as the deadly missiles approach their target, Rachel Mansour, agent for the interests of Old Earth, is assigned to find out who was. Opposing her is an unknown—and unimaginable—enemy. At stake is not only the fate of New Dresden but also the very order of the universe. And the one person who knows the identity of that enemy is a disaffected teenager who calls herself Wednesday Shadowmist. But Wednesday has no idea what she knows…
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780441012961
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
“[Stross] has the ability to superimpose an intriguing take on contemporary events over an imaginative story peopled by bizarre characters.” – The Kansas City Star A G2 star doesn’t just explode—not without outside interference. So the survivors of the planet Moscow, which was annihilated in just such an event, have launched a counterattack against the most likely culprit: the neighboring system of New Dresden. But New Dresden wasn’t responsible, and as the deadly missiles approach their target, Rachel Mansour, agent for the interests of Old Earth, is assigned to find out who was. Opposing her is an unknown—and unimaginable—enemy. At stake is not only the fate of New Dresden but also the very order of the universe. And the one person who knows the identity of that enemy is a disaffected teenager who calls herself Wednesday Shadowmist. But Wednesday has no idea what she knows…
Interview with the Vampire
Author: Anne Rice
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0345337662
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
The spellbinding classic that started it all, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author—the inspiration for the hit television series “A magnificent, compulsively readable thriller . . . Rice begins where Bram Stoker and the Hollywood versions leave off and penetrates directly to the true fascination of the myth—the education of the vampire.”—Chicago Tribune Here are the confessions of a vampire. Hypnotic, shocking, and chillingly sensual, this is a novel of mesmerizing beauty and astonishing force—a story of danger and flight, of love and loss, of suspense and resolution, and of the extraordinary power of the senses. It is a novel only Anne Rice could write.
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0345337662
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
The spellbinding classic that started it all, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author—the inspiration for the hit television series “A magnificent, compulsively readable thriller . . . Rice begins where Bram Stoker and the Hollywood versions leave off and penetrates directly to the true fascination of the myth—the education of the vampire.”—Chicago Tribune Here are the confessions of a vampire. Hypnotic, shocking, and chillingly sensual, this is a novel of mesmerizing beauty and astonishing force—a story of danger and flight, of love and loss, of suspense and resolution, and of the extraordinary power of the senses. It is a novel only Anne Rice could write.
The Football Girl
Author: Thatcher Heldring
Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN: 0375987142
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
For every athlete or sports fanatic who knows she's just as good as the guys. This is for fans of The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen, Grace, Gold, and Glory by Gabrielle Douglass and Breakaway: Beyond the Goal by Alex Morgan. The summer before Caleb and Tessa enter high school, friendship has blossomed into a relationship . . . and their playful sports days are coming to an end. Caleb is getting ready to try out for the football team, and Tessa is training for cross-country. But all their structured plans derail in the final flag game when they lose. Tessa doesn’t want to end her career as a loser. She really enjoys playing, and if she’s being honest, she likes it even more than running cross-country. So what if she decided to play football instead? What would happen between her and Caleb? Or between her two best friends, who are counting on her to try out for cross-country with them? And will her parents be upset that she’s decided to take her hobby to the next level? This summer Caleb and Tessa figure out just what it means to be a boyfriend, girlfriend, teammate, best friend, and someone worth cheering for. “A great next choice for readers who have enjoyed Catherine Gilbert Murdock’s Dairy Queen and Miranda Kenneally’s Catching Jordan.”—SLJ “Fast-paced football action, realistic family drama, and sweet romance…[will have] readers looking for girl-powered sports stories…find[ing] plenty to like.”—Booklist “Tessa's ferocious competitiveness is appealing.”—Kirkus Reviews “[The Football Girl] serve[s] to illuminate the appropriately complicated emotions both of a young romance and of pursuing a dream. Heldring writes with insight and restraint.”—The Horn Book
Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN: 0375987142
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
For every athlete or sports fanatic who knows she's just as good as the guys. This is for fans of The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen, Grace, Gold, and Glory by Gabrielle Douglass and Breakaway: Beyond the Goal by Alex Morgan. The summer before Caleb and Tessa enter high school, friendship has blossomed into a relationship . . . and their playful sports days are coming to an end. Caleb is getting ready to try out for the football team, and Tessa is training for cross-country. But all their structured plans derail in the final flag game when they lose. Tessa doesn’t want to end her career as a loser. She really enjoys playing, and if she’s being honest, she likes it even more than running cross-country. So what if she decided to play football instead? What would happen between her and Caleb? Or between her two best friends, who are counting on her to try out for cross-country with them? And will her parents be upset that she’s decided to take her hobby to the next level? This summer Caleb and Tessa figure out just what it means to be a boyfriend, girlfriend, teammate, best friend, and someone worth cheering for. “A great next choice for readers who have enjoyed Catherine Gilbert Murdock’s Dairy Queen and Miranda Kenneally’s Catching Jordan.”—SLJ “Fast-paced football action, realistic family drama, and sweet romance…[will have] readers looking for girl-powered sports stories…find[ing] plenty to like.”—Booklist “Tessa's ferocious competitiveness is appealing.”—Kirkus Reviews “[The Football Girl] serve[s] to illuminate the appropriately complicated emotions both of a young romance and of pursuing a dream. Heldring writes with insight and restraint.”—The Horn Book
Get Dirty
Author: Gretchen McNeil
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 006226088X
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Now streaming on Netflix and BBC iPlayer! The Breakfast Club meets Pretty Little Liars in Gretchen McNeil's sharp and thrilling sequel to Get Even. Perfect for fans of E. Lockhart, Karen M. McManus, and Maureen Johnson. The members of Don't Get Mad aren't just mad anymore . . . they're afraid. And with Margot in a coma and Bree under house arrest, it's up to Olivia and Kitty to try to catch their deadly tormentor. But just as the girls are about to go on the offensive, Ed the Head reveals a shocking secret that turns all their theories upside down. The killer could be anyone, and this time he—or she—is out for more than just revenge. The girls desperately try to discover the killer's identity as their own lives are falling apart: Donté is pulling away from Kitty and seems to be hiding a secret of his own, Bree is sequestered under the watchful eye of her mom’s bodyguard, and Olivia's mother is on an emotional downward spiral. The killer is closing in, the threats are becoming more personal, and when the police refuse to listen, the girls have no choice but to confront their anonymous “friend” . . . or die trying.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 006226088X
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Now streaming on Netflix and BBC iPlayer! The Breakfast Club meets Pretty Little Liars in Gretchen McNeil's sharp and thrilling sequel to Get Even. Perfect for fans of E. Lockhart, Karen M. McManus, and Maureen Johnson. The members of Don't Get Mad aren't just mad anymore . . . they're afraid. And with Margot in a coma and Bree under house arrest, it's up to Olivia and Kitty to try to catch their deadly tormentor. But just as the girls are about to go on the offensive, Ed the Head reveals a shocking secret that turns all their theories upside down. The killer could be anyone, and this time he—or she—is out for more than just revenge. The girls desperately try to discover the killer's identity as their own lives are falling apart: Donté is pulling away from Kitty and seems to be hiding a secret of his own, Bree is sequestered under the watchful eye of her mom’s bodyguard, and Olivia's mother is on an emotional downward spiral. The killer is closing in, the threats are becoming more personal, and when the police refuse to listen, the girls have no choice but to confront their anonymous “friend” . . . or die trying.
Mister Tender's Girl
Author: Carter Wilson
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1492656518
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
A 2019 Thriller Award Finalist! From USA Today bestselling author Carter Wilson comes a chilling psychological thriller based on the real Slenderman mysteries. He's not real, just a monster from a story. But he can still hurt you, stab you, take you as his own... When he calls to you in the night, how far are you willing to go for Mister Tender? At fourteen, Alice Hill was viciously attacked by two of her classmates and left to die. The teens claim she was a sacrifice for a man called Mister Tender, but that could never be true: Mister Tender doesn't exist. His sinister character is pop-culture fiction, created by Alice's own father in a series of popular graphic novels. Over a decade later, Alice has changed her name and is trying to heal. But someone is watching her. They know more about Alice than any stranger could: her scars, her fears, and the bits of her she keeps locked away. She can try to escape her past, but Mister Tender is never far behind. He will come with a smile that seduces, and a dark whisper in her ear... A riveting psychological thriller in the vein of Alex Marwood and inspired by the Slender Man case, Mister Tender's Girl plunges you into a world of haunting memories and the dark, unseen real, leaving you guessing until the harrowing end. Carter Wilson's critically acclaimed suspense novel is: Perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn and Alex Marwood A chilling book inspired by the Slenderman case For readers who enjoy inspired by real-life mysteries and psychological thrillers
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1492656518
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
A 2019 Thriller Award Finalist! From USA Today bestselling author Carter Wilson comes a chilling psychological thriller based on the real Slenderman mysteries. He's not real, just a monster from a story. But he can still hurt you, stab you, take you as his own... When he calls to you in the night, how far are you willing to go for Mister Tender? At fourteen, Alice Hill was viciously attacked by two of her classmates and left to die. The teens claim she was a sacrifice for a man called Mister Tender, but that could never be true: Mister Tender doesn't exist. His sinister character is pop-culture fiction, created by Alice's own father in a series of popular graphic novels. Over a decade later, Alice has changed her name and is trying to heal. But someone is watching her. They know more about Alice than any stranger could: her scars, her fears, and the bits of her she keeps locked away. She can try to escape her past, but Mister Tender is never far behind. He will come with a smile that seduces, and a dark whisper in her ear... A riveting psychological thriller in the vein of Alex Marwood and inspired by the Slender Man case, Mister Tender's Girl plunges you into a world of haunting memories and the dark, unseen real, leaving you guessing until the harrowing end. Carter Wilson's critically acclaimed suspense novel is: Perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn and Alex Marwood A chilling book inspired by the Slenderman case For readers who enjoy inspired by real-life mysteries and psychological thrillers
The Never Hero
Author: T. Ellery Hodges
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780990774600
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
What if when you died, no one would ever know you were all that stood between man and the enemy?When Jonathan Tibbs awakes in a puddle of his own blood, there isn't a scratch on him to explain it. In the weeks to follow, he comes to find he's been drafted for a war with a violent otherworldly species. A war that only he can remember. Now, the man Jonathan imagined himself becoming is no longer the man who can endure his future. The first installment in this science fiction action adventure series, The Never Hero is a gritty and honest look at the psychological journey of a man forced to forge himself into a weapon. Abandoned with little guidance, and at the mercy of a bargain struck far outside his reach, Jonathan races to unlock the means to surmount the odds, and understand the mystery behind a conflict raging outside of time and memory.In the end, the real question is what Jonathan is willing to become to save a planet that will never see his sacrifice.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780990774600
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
What if when you died, no one would ever know you were all that stood between man and the enemy?When Jonathan Tibbs awakes in a puddle of his own blood, there isn't a scratch on him to explain it. In the weeks to follow, he comes to find he's been drafted for a war with a violent otherworldly species. A war that only he can remember. Now, the man Jonathan imagined himself becoming is no longer the man who can endure his future. The first installment in this science fiction action adventure series, The Never Hero is a gritty and honest look at the psychological journey of a man forced to forge himself into a weapon. Abandoned with little guidance, and at the mercy of a bargain struck far outside his reach, Jonathan races to unlock the means to surmount the odds, and understand the mystery behind a conflict raging outside of time and memory.In the end, the real question is what Jonathan is willing to become to save a planet that will never see his sacrifice.
The Ghost and the Graveyard
Author: Genevieve Jack
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780985236748
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Left destitute by her unscrupulous ex-boyfriend, Grateful Knight accepts her father's offer of a rent-free house despite the fact that a graveyeard touches the home's back door. But the gorgeous cemetary caretaker, Rick, is set on helping her feel at home, and she can't keep her hands off him. And then a sexy ghost with a dark secret enters the home. Can she solve the mystery of the ghost and decide whether to give her love to Rick or to the ghost?
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780985236748
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Left destitute by her unscrupulous ex-boyfriend, Grateful Knight accepts her father's offer of a rent-free house despite the fact that a graveyeard touches the home's back door. But the gorgeous cemetary caretaker, Rick, is set on helping her feel at home, and she can't keep her hands off him. And then a sexy ghost with a dark secret enters the home. Can she solve the mystery of the ghost and decide whether to give her love to Rick or to the ghost?
Vampire Guardian
Author: Joey W. Hill
Publisher: Story Witch Press
ISBN: 1951544145
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 625
Book Description
Adan has nothing but hatred for the Fae. But when the vampire sorcerer comes to Club Atlantis to set up a portal for magic users, he discovers it’s a haven for a Fae female. Even her scent sets off his bloodlust. Catriona can’t put down roots anywhere. For a tree nymph, that’s a serious problem. One that calls for a solution that will appall the Fae world – and risk her life and heart to a vampire who may not be able to forgive what her kind took from him.
Publisher: Story Witch Press
ISBN: 1951544145
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 625
Book Description
Adan has nothing but hatred for the Fae. But when the vampire sorcerer comes to Club Atlantis to set up a portal for magic users, he discovers it’s a haven for a Fae female. Even her scent sets off his bloodlust. Catriona can’t put down roots anywhere. For a tree nymph, that’s a serious problem. One that calls for a solution that will appall the Fae world – and risk her life and heart to a vampire who may not be able to forgive what her kind took from him.